Petitioners, who are accused Nos.1 and 2 in C.C. No.11848/2014 which proceedings are pending on the file of the XLV Additional City Civil & Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, are before this Court for quashing of the said proceedings.

2. First petitioner herein married the 2nd respondent-complainant on 18.10.2010. On account of certain disputes having arisen between them, second respondent-wife lodged a complaint before Hulimavu Police alleging that at the time of her marriage her parents had given an amount of Rs.10,00,000/- and gold jewelry to the petitioners and second petitioner, mother-in–law had harassed the complainant with a demand for additional dowry and they continued to harass her. She has further alleged that first petitioner was in the habit of consuming alcohol and harassing the complainant under intoxication. She has further alleged that she was made to carry out all the household chores at the instance of a lady by name Ms.Radha and first petitioner used assault the complainant. She has further stated that on account of the parents of the complainant not being able to comply with the demand for additional dowry of Rs.5,00,000/, she was thrown out of matrimonial house